Boot and shoe and method of manufacture



Sept. 27, 1927., L643,678

R. W. PEER BOOT AND SHOE A ND METHOD OF MANUFGURE Filed March 22, 1925Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

UNITED 'STATES l PATE NT oI-FlcnY W. PEER; OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0r PHILIP A. SAWYLEE, 0F HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NEWJERSEY.

BOOT .AND SHOE METHOD OF MANUFACTURE. t

Application lediMareh 22, 1926. Serial No. 96,375.

rlhis invention relates to an improvement in boots and shoes and themethod of manufactnring'the same.

lhe object' oi' the invention is tosprovide a boot or shoe' Whichcan bemanufactured so as to have a smooth, comfortable inner sole9 the shoebeing so constructed that there Will be no tacks or threads next tothefoot,

theinner sole will be smooth and so incor- Y porated in the shoe thatthe edges cannot curl up and cause discomfort to the wearer and also,the construction oi@ the shoe is such, and theinner sole is soincorporated in the shoe9 that a smooth and iirinrcontour is given theshoe adjacent the sole..

The shoe is or" the type 'known as a Teelt shoe, incorporated in theshoe is an intermediste sole and` an inner sole the inner sole being oilarger area than the inter-inen diate sole, so that itt-projects beyondthe intermediate sole entirely around the saine and the inner sole islasted over the edgey of the intermediate soles and its marginal portioncontacm with vthe outer surace of the marginal portion of? intermediatesole.

The invention inist-lier -lias for its object to produce a Shoe ot thecharacter hereinnetore set forth9 but embodying therein a vcushion soleinterposedv between the innerA and intermediate soies.

The invention consists vin vthe-improved boot or shoe and the method cimanufacturin@x the saine hereinafter set forth in the specic'ation endparticularly pointed out in the claims. l

Referring to the drawings A Figure l is a sectional view tekentrainsversely of a shoe embodying my Vinvention and illustrating the rststep in the method o manufacturing the same. i

Fig. 2 is .a transverse section showing the last inserted in the shoeillustrated in Figure l andwith the shoe and last inverted,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section o the completed shoe, Y t

Fig. e is a transverse section of e. completed shoe similar to thatillustrated in Fig.- 3 and embodying therein a cushion sole inter;

posed between the inner and intermediate soles. Like numerals reifer tolike parts through, out the several views of the drawings.

ln the drawings, Figures l to 3, 5 is the upper of the shoe9 t5 the weltand Z the inner sole. 8 isy the intermediate sole, 9 the filler, l0 theout sole, and 1l the last.

Figure .l illustrates the shoe as it appenns atteithe 4lirstoperation,in which the Lipper 5, the welt 6 andthe inner sole 'i' ere joinedtogether by stitches l2, the stitching beine done on a sewing machine,whereby the Welt and the inner sole are stitched to the merginal portionof the upper with the Welt con.- tec'ting` with the outer tace ci' theinarglriely portion of the upper, with the inner sole contacting withthe inner ace of the marginal portion of the upper.

The next stepJ in the method ot manufactnrirngmy improved shoe is tointroduce the last ll therein :and then place the mediate sole 8 on theinner sole'l as illnetrated in Fig. 2 and attach the intermediate soleto the inner sole by cement or by any desired means preparatory to thelastinzg` operation. y

lt Will be noted that the inner sole is enough larger than theintermediate sole project beyond the edge oi the intermediete sole to asncient'eiitent to enable the innei` sole to be attached to the upperend the Welt .and then folded around the edge of the intermediete soleallowing the Welt to 'extend out beyond the upper snciently to permitattaching an outsole to thelip of the Welt,

with the marginal orton oic the inner sole contacting' with anterminating at the outer faceo the marginal portion-of the intermediateSoleto which it is united by said cement. v i

The lasting operation is preferably performed in a similar manner tothat illustrated and described in the Patent hlm-718,- 873 issued to meon January 20, 1903 entitled Machine for lasting boots or shoes, or thelasting operation may be performed by hand in the usual manner or by alast' machine embodying pinchers, as n the han upper,

' y across the inner face of said intermediater V.over the last' at allpoints,

method lasting machine of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, or thesho'e ma be. lasted by means of wipers, anv of t ese different methodsof lasting being swell known to' those skilled in the art.

When the shoe is lasted by means of a wire attached to the combinedupper, ,inner sole and Welt and the ends of the wire drawn in until theupper has been .drawn closely a specially devised hand ,tool isdesirable, one end of which can Ibe easily inserted under' the combinedwelt and inner sole, as the machine or hand tool draws in the wire whichpulls over the combined inner sole, upper and welt. A smoother andneater lasting can be thus accomplished.A

After the shoe has been lasted as hereinbefore described, a filler 9,see Fig. 3, is introduced in the space between oppositely disposed edgesof the inner sole, upper and welt and in contact with the outer face ofthe intermediate sole, and the outer sole 10 is then sewed to the weltby stitches 13 in a .well-known manner.

It will be understood that the upper, the inner sole and the welt may bestitched together from the point where the breast of the heel would comein the finished shoe on one side around the toe of the shoe upper to apoint where the breast of the heel would come on the opposite side ofthe inner sole, or the upper, the inner sole and the welt may bestitched together around their entire contour. p

In Fig. 4 my invention is illustrated as embodying therein theconstruction hereinbefore set forth and particularly illustrated in Fig.3, but in addition thereto a cushion sole is interposed between theinner and intermediate soles.

y Referring to Fig. 4, 5 is the upper, 6, the welt, 7 .the inner sole, 8the intermediate sole, 14 a cushion sole, 9 the Eller and 10 the outsole. This embodiment of my invention is manufactured by the same methodas hereinbefore set forth in relation to-the form of my inventionillustrated in Figures 1 to 3, except that when thelast has beenintroduced into the shoe the cushion sole 14 is placed on the inner sole7 and the intermediate sole 8 is placed on the cushion sole prior to thelasting operation.

Iclaim:

. 1 A shoe having, in combination, an intermediate sole,` an inner soleextending sole with its marginal portion folded over th e edge thereofand inwardly into contact with and terminating at the outer face of vthe marginal portion of said intermediate sole, an upper enclosing saidinner and intermediate soles and folded inwardly against the inwardlyfolded marginal portion of the inner sole and fastening devicesextending vtermedi ate sole,

- devices extending through the inwardly folded portions of V the innersole and upper and free of interloking engagement with the intermediateso e.

2.' A shoe having, in combination, an inan inner sole extendingacrossvthe inner face of said intermediate sole 'with its marginalportion folded over the edge thereof and inwardly into contact with theouter face of the marginal portion of said intermediateV sole, an upperenclosing said inner and intermediate soles and folded inwardly againstthe inwardly folded marginal portion of the inner sole, a welt extendingalong the inwardly folded marginal portion of said upper, and fasteningthrough only the welt and the inwardly folded portions of the inner soleand the upper. v

3.' A method of manufacturing boots and shoes which comprises, rst,sewing a welt and an inner sole to the marginal portion of an upper withthe welt on the outer face of the upper and the inner sole on the innerface thereof, second placing an intermediate sole adjacent to the innersole after placing a last in the upper, and third, lasting the upperover the intermediate sole with the marginal portion of the inner soleJfolded over the edge of the intermediate sole and into contact with theouter face of the marginal portion thereof and with the welt on theouter face of the upper.

4. A method of manufactuing boots and shoes which comprises, rst,fastening a welt and an inner sole to the marginal portion of an upperwith the welt on the outer face of the upper and the. inner sole .on theinner face thereofhsecond, placing an inter-'- mediate sole adjacent tothe inner sole after placing a last in the upper, third,lasting theupper over the intermediate sole with the marginal portion of the innersole folded over the edge of the intermediate soleand into contact withthe outer face of the marginal portionvthereof and with the outer `faceof .the upper, and fourth, fastening an out sole to thev welt. l

.-5. A method of manufacturing boots and shoes which comprises, first,fastening a welt and an\inner sole to the marginal portion of an upperwith the welt on the outer face of the upperJ and the inner sole on theinner face thereof, second, placing a last in the welt on the upper'andattaching an intermediate face of the upper, and fourth, introducing afiller in the space between the oppositely disposed edges of the innersole, upper and welt and contact with the outer' face of theintermediate sole, and fifth, attaching an out sole to the Welt.

6. A shoe having, in combination, an intermediate sole, an inner soleextending across the inner face of said intermediate sole with itsmarginal portion folded over the edge thereof and inwardly into contactwith the outer face of the marginal portion of said intermediate sole,to which itis united by ad- 10 hesive, an upper enclosing said inner andintermediate soles and folded inwardly against the inwardlyfoldedmarginal portion of the inner sole, a Welt extending alon the inwardlyfolded mar 'nal portion o said upper, and fastening vices extendingthrough only the welt and the inwardly folded portions of the inner soleandtherupper.

' In ltestimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand. f RICHARD W. PEER.

